More than a dozen businesses want a significant rethink on a proposed Cleethorpes regeneration scheme due to fears over the impact it could have. The loss of Market Place's car park and traffic gridlock concerns with delivery vehicles and a proposed one-way system are at the core of the businesses' worries. One even predicted their business would close.
Cleethorpes was awarded £18.4m government Levelling Up Fund cash for three projects - a new Sea Road building, a rejuvenated Pier Gardens, and to revitalise Market Place. Businesses in and near Market Place believe its proposed pedestrianised zone and associated changes will hinder them and their customers.
Read More: Council says 'lessons have been learnt' as Corporation Bridge now expected to be finished 'next summer' Keep up to date with all the latest breaking news and top stories from Grimsby with our free newsletter North East Lincolnshire Council (NELC) has set aside £4.5m over the next two years for the Market Place scheme, which aims to make it more pedestrian-friendly. The council's leader said the authority is having ongoing discussions with businesses, and is committed to ensuring access during construction.
The authority talked up the plans as offering the chance to make Market Place an area where people spend time in, rather than pass through. Car park 'really important to all the shops' Ian Stead runs Steels Corner House Restaurant, in Market Street, and feels the Market Place car park is "really important to .